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fluorocarbon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: F L UH2 R OW0 K AA1 R B AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F L AO2 R OW0 K AA1 R B AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: perfluorocarbon, PFC

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: halocarbon

Narrower terms: chlorofluorocarbon, CFC, hydrofluorocarbon, HFC, perfluorocarbon, PFC, tetrafluoroethylene

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh3-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English fluorocarbon From fluoro- + carbon.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: fluorocarbone — hydrocarbon derivative
  • Spanish: fluorocarburo — hydrocarbon derivative